Financial Stability Without Central Banks by George Selgin (English) Paperback B

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This book shows how a system of private banks without a central bank can bring about financial stability through self-regulation. If one bank stretches credit too far, it will be reined in by the others before the system as a whole gets out of control.

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George Selgin is one of the world's foremost monetary historians. In this book, based on the 2016 Hayek Memorial Lecture, he shows how a system of private banks without a central bank can bring about financial stability through self-regulation. If one bank stretches credit too far, it will be reined in by the others before the system as a whole gets out of control. The banks have a strong incentive to ensure an orderly resolution if a particular bank is facing insolvency or illiquidity.Selgin draws on evidence from the era of 'free banking' in Scotland and Canada. These arrangements enjoyed greater financial stability, with fewer banking crises, than the English system with its central bank and the US model with its faulty government regulation. The creation of the Federal Reserve appears to have increased the frequency of financial crises.The book also includes commentaries by Kevin Dowd and Mathieu Bedard. Dowd asks whether free-banking systems should be underpinned by a gold standard,which he regards as a tried-and-tested institution at the heart of their success. Bedard challenges the assumption that the banking sector is inherently unstable and therefore requires state intervention. He argues that increases in government control have made the banking system more prone to crisis.

Author Biography

George Selgin is Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives. He is a Senior Affiliated Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Professor Emeritus at the University of Georgia.

Details ISBN025536752X Author George Selgin Pages 88 Year 2018 ISBN-10 025536752X ISBN-13 9780255367523 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-01-04 Language English DEWEY 332.11 UK Release Date 2018-01-04 Imprint Institute of Economic Affairs Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2018-01-04 NZ Release Date 2018-01-04 Publisher Institute of Economic Affairs Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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